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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales
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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

      how it started: how it’s going:pic.twitter.com/WRAGRdMiqc

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

      Even for children, the risk of vaccination is likely to be orders of magnitude lower than the risk of COVID-19. The only reason to oppose it out of hand is ignorance 🤷‍♂️

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        1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

          Does this mean we should be vaccinating all children now? Of course not! Clinical trials are ongoing But dismissing the idea out of hand is absurd

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        2. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois Mar 15
          Replying to @GidMK

          Show me the data on children, especially the long term one.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15
          Replying to @federicolois

          Currently being generated. Not saying all children should be vaccinated ~now~, but there's every likelihood that vaccines will be safe/effective for children whereas COVID-19 has known harms

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        2. Will Hoenig‏ @WilliamBHoenig Mar 15
          Replying to @GidMK

          My biggest frustration about vaccinating children is that, in all actuality from a US perspective, it means fewer vaccines that could be used for highly-vulnerable people in LMICs. Of course with endless vaccine supply I’d be all for vaccinating children.

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        3. Will Hoenig‏ @WilliamBHoenig Mar 15
          Replying to @WilliamBHoenig @GidMK

          I think this is also a niche concern that will have 0 impact on US policy, mind you. Enough US parents are very anxious about their kids getting Covid at school that we’ll get pediatric vaccines approved and into arms quickly.

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        1. TruthSeekingLiberal‏ @LiberalSeeking Mar 15
          Replying to @GidMK

          False. As usual...assertions based on zero science. The risk of covid is in the magnitude of zero for children. So we need to be less than zero risk? How does that work?

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        2. kenlipartito‏ @kenlipartito Mar 15
          Replying to @ymcamomfmm @GidMK

          Because very rarely is no where near never. The vaccines are extremely safe. COVID is not.

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        1. pandemic of failed leadership‏ @LoboGerda Mar 15
          Replying to @GidMK

          Indian regulator approved COVAXIN for children 12+. USA may give EUA in April and kids here can start getting vaxed. COVAXIN Phase 3 trials on 5-11 yo in India about to wrap up. This is so exciting - things are happening fast!

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        1. Alan‏ @AlanSubie4Life Mar 15
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          Going to be extremely tough to get risk of death to children from vaccine up to 1 in 44000, which seems like the approx rate for COVID-19 (it’s 1 in 11k cases). We’ll see what the trials say!

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